OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of taping techniques on clinical measures in patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) patients. DESIGN: Crossover experimental design. SETTING: Controlled laboratory. PARTICIPANTS: Twenty physically active PFPS patients. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Isokinetic strength and endurance, and perceived pain. RESULTS: Bilateral baseline differences existed for strength (involved 1.8 +/- 0.5Nm/kg; uninvolved 2.1 +/- 0.5Nm/kg; p = 0.001) and endurance (involved 35.6 +/- 14.0J/kg; uninvolved 40.2 +/- 12.9J/kg; p = 0.013). Strength (McConnell 2.1 +/- 0.6Nm/kg, 95% SCI 1.1 to 4.2; Spider 2.1 +/- 0.5Nm/kg, 95% SCI 0.9 to 4.0) and endurance (McConnell 42.9 +/- 13.8J/kg, 95% SCI 2.9 to 11.6; Spider 42.5 +/- 11.0J/kg, 95% SCI 2.6 to 11.3) increased when taped compared to baseline. Pain decreased during strength (baseline 3.0 +/- 2.2cm; McConnell 1.9 +/- 1.7cm, 95%SCI -1.8 to -0.4; Spider >= 1.6 +/- 2.0cm, 95% SCI -2.0 to -0.5) and endurance (baseline 2.5 +/- 2.0cm; McConnell 1.5 +/- 1.8cm, 95% SCI -1.6 to -0.4; Spider 1.1 +/- 0.8cm, 95% SCI -1.7 to -0.5) measurements when taped. Differences between taping techniques were insignificant. CONCLUSIONS: Taping improved clinical measures in PFPS patients. No differences existed between Spider and McConnell techniques.

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